Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Prior to the advent of chlorinated hydrocarbons, organophosphates, and carbamates the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger), was a problem in Florida.The use of persistent pesticide chemicals reduced the populations of the ants until they were no longer a menace.With the reduction in the use of these persistent pesticide Scarface Dress chemicals populations of little fire ants have been allowed to Charging Cables increase, and in some areas, to develop into a serious problem.

This document is EENY-139 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular No.248), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.Published: June 2000.

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